Greninja
“Greninja” (A1-089) is a Pokémon card from the Genetic Apex set in Pokémon TCG Pocket, built around the Ability “Water Shuriken”. Key details include evolves from Frogadier, 120 HP, Water, and Mist Slash. Card description: It creates throwing stars out of compressed water. When it spins them and throws them at high speed, these stars can split metal in two.
Use this Greninja page to confirm its set, pack sources, and deck roles before adding Greninja to your collection.
Greninja Evolves From
5 matching cards
Greninja Card Details
Illustrator·5ban GraphicsHP
120
- Ability
Water Shuriken
Once during your turn, you may do 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.
Greninja Attacks
- 60Mist Slash
Other cards with the same Water Shuriken Ability as Greninja
5 matching cards
Other cards with Mist Slash, like Greninja
5 matching cards
Tournament intelligence
Greninja in tournament decks
This card appears in 34 current and 4 historical tournament archetypes.
Tournament deck data sourced from Limitless Tournament Platform.
Current tournament decks
- 01Inclusion100.0%Meta share3.5%
Mega Sceptile ex Greninja
- 02Inclusion100.0%Meta share2.7%
Hoopa ex Greninja
- 03Inclusion100.0%Meta share1.6%
Mega Blaziken ex Greninja
- 04Inclusion100.0%Meta share0.9%
Mega Lucario ex Greninja
- 05Inclusion100.0%Meta share0.7%
Greninja Mega Sableye ex
- 06Inclusion100.0%Meta share0.3%
Greninja ex Suicune ex
- 07Inclusion100.0%Meta share0.3%
Mega Altaria ex Greninja
- 08Inclusion100.0%Meta share0.3%
Suicune ex Greninja ex
Historical decks featuring this card
Archived tournament profiles where this card appeared in at least half of tracked decklists.
- Archived meta snapshot
Greninja Oricorio
Last seen Aug 12, 2026100.0% card inclusion
- Archived meta snapshot
Mimikyu ex Greninja
Last seen Aug 12, 2026100.0% card inclusion
- Archived meta snapshot
Banette Greninja
Last seen Jul 30, 2026100.0% card inclusion
- Archived meta snapshot
Hisuian Zoroark ex Garchomp
Last seen Aug 8, 2026100.0% card inclusion
Tournament synergy
Cards commonly played with Greninja
These cards most often appear beside Greninja in current tournament decklists. Rankings use shared archetypes, samples, inclusion rate, and meta share.
Professor's Research
P-A-007
- shared archetypes
- 34
- avg. inclusion
- 100.0%
Copycat
B1-225
- shared archetypes
- 34
- avg. inclusion
- 98.6%
Rare Candy
A3-144
- shared archetypes
- 32
- avg. inclusion
- 95.6%
Poké Ball
P-A-005
- shared archetypes
- 33
- avg. inclusion
- 98.9%
Cyrus
A2-150
- shared archetypes
- 33
- avg. inclusion
- 98.2%
Froakie
A1-087
- shared archetypes
- 25
- avg. inclusion
- 88.3%
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